Mary Hamilton
Going home. The phrase can bring a variety of responses and emotions. When I’m looking for a new book to read, I’m often surprised at the number of novels written on the premise of returning home. The story may involve the death of a family member who wills a house or a business to …
Last month, my daughter got married. This week, she officially changed her last name to match her husband’s. She announced it to the family on an iMessage and Hubby asked if she kept Hamilton as her middle name. Nope, her Social Security card no longer bears the name Hamilton. And we’re good with that. But it …
Welcome to my series on the 8 things kids need to hear. Last week, we talked about the first two: 1. I love you, and 2. I’m proud of you. Here are the next two items on the list. 3. Tell me about it. When our son got in a fight at recess, when our …
Welcome to my series on the 8 things kids need to hear. Last week, we talked about the first two: 1. I love you, and 2. I’m proud of you. Here are the next two items on the list. 3. Tell me about it. When our son got in a fight at recess, when our …
I posted this last year on a different blog and decided to use it again because Dad is the model for Zeke in my soon-to-be-released novel, Sticks & Stones. Thirty-six years ago, I observed my first father-less Father’s Day. Weeks earlier, on the day after I returned home from my junior year of college, my …
I posted this last year on a different blog and decided to use it again because Dad is the model for Zeke in my soon-to-be-released novel, Sticks & Stones. Thirty-six years ago, I observed my first father-less Father’s Day. Weeks earlier, on the day after I returned home from my junior year of college, my …
Isn’t it funny how a smell or a song can immediately transport you to another time, another place? That happened one night this week when our church trucked in enough snow to build a couple of small sled hills and a play area. Snow is unusual here in southeast Texas and even when it does …
Isn’t it funny how a smell or a song can immediately transport you to another time, another place? That happened one night this week when our church trucked in enough snow to build a couple of small sled hills and a play area. Snow is unusual here in southeast Texas and even when it does …
